Driving towards an open internet ecosystem to help tackle the digital divide

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This post details Meta's ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide by expanding internet access globally. It highlights investments in terrestrial and subsea fiber infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, including specific projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, and Indonesia. It also announces the integration of Magma with AWS for faster network deployments, the acceleration of OpenRAN through the Evenstar program with new supply chain partners, the expansion of Express Wi-Fi and Facebook Wi-Fi platforms with new analytics and monetization capabilities, and the commercial launch of Terragraph-based products by OEM partners like MikroTik. These initiatives aim to increase the availability and affordability of high-quality internet, particularly in underconnected regions.